Strap attachment for brushes



M. P. BENSON AND M. M. WIENER. STRAP ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSHES.

APPLICATION men MAR. 16. 1921.

11,36,756. Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

w v w A TTORNEY metres i lVIATTI-IEW P. BENSON, OF TROY,

AND I'LCILTGN 1V1. VTIENER,

sates.

on NEW YORK, 1\T..Y.

STRAP ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 16, 1921. Serial No. 452,855.

Troy, in the county of Rensselaer andState of New York, and ew Yorkcity, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Strap Attachments for Brushes, ofwhich the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to brushing and scrubbing, and has particularreference to means for detachably securing a handle or strap to the backof a brush.

I Among the objects of the invention is to provide a means for attachinga strap or handle to the back of a bath brush or -its equivalent,enabling the strap to be readily adjusted as to length whereby it may bemade to fit any size'of hand. I

Another object of the invention is to pro vide for a bath brush, a strapattachment adapting the strap to be used by one who desires a strap onthe brush or to be disconnected for the use of the brush by one who doesnot like a strap.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a strap attachmentthrough which the strap or handle may be readily attached to thebrushgat any time after the brush is finished.

Yet another object is to not only simplify and cheapen the strapmechanism, but also to generally improve the same along the lines ofneatness of appearance and facility of adjustment. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose ofillustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate thesame parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan viewof a brush with the invention shown applied.

Fig. 2 is an end View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. at is a detail perspective view of one of the clips detached.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings A-is the back of a brushB of any sultable size, design, construction orv purpose, but asindicated the brush is one designed for bath purposes and whose back Ais made of laminated water proof material, the several layers "beingindependently of the brush, or a new strap made of, any convenientflexible materlal and attached readily to they may be provided brushwhen required. Y The attachment means consists of a pair of clips 11preferably of metal or' of any other suitable stiff strong material.

Each strip is stamped or otherwise con veniently formed from sheetmaterial such as a non-corrodible three main parts as follows,a sidepanel 12, and upper andlower flanges 13 and 14, both integral with the"side panel and extending thence in the same direction parallel to eachother and at right angles to said panel.

. :The side-panel 12 isprovided with a pair ofslots 15 extendingparallel to theflanges. The end of the strap is threaded inward throughthe lower slot, thence outward through the upepr slot, and passes thenceupward over the upper flange and is gripped and so held at any desiredlength by the action of the main or loop portion of the strap inpractice. Any tension or pull upon the loop of the strap is exertedupward or perpendicular to the uper surface of the back and so it isimpossible for either end of the stnp to slip along the slots or clipwhile the brush is in use. The length of the strap, however, may bevaried when desired by simply pulling lengthwise on either portion ofthe strap according to Whether the strap is to be lengthened orshortened in effect, and this adjustment may be effected withoutdisconnecting the clip from the brush although naturally it is performedsomewhat easier when the clips are detached.

Any suitable means may be provided to secure the clips detachably to thebrush back A. To this end each of the flanges 13 and 1 1 is providedwith relatively sharp means Patented Aug a, roar."

made and finished independently of the removable readily.

metal and comprises vulcanized together permanently for the purpose oflocking the bris-' with sharp edges or teeth It is to be noted'also thatthe flange 14: is materially wider than the upper.

to project or bite into the structure of the bacln Thus the flanges areshown provided 13 and 14: respectively.

fiange,pr1 marily to facilitate the connec tion and 'dlsconnection ofthe clips,-but secondarily to present a smoother iini-sh-v for thatportion of, the brush upon which the operators hand is guided inslipping it beneath thestrap'." 7 1 5 ith the ends of the strap"threaded" through the clips as indicatedfthe brush 3 surface of theback A,

' fingers as to having beenmade and finished, the clips'areattached'tovthebrush'by the following simple expedient. The longerflange is is ap,-

plied full-width against the lower or under itstooth 14; engag-i inginto'esaid'surface. The-operator then suitably holding the brush inboth; hands, so manipulates-the clip with his thumbsand to pass'over theedge aforesaid and bite somewhat into the surface.

I Inised the strain or pull on the strap is either 1 rated from theback.

ing outward on its upper portion, swinging axis. 7

it around the tooth'or' sharp edge asan n will e noted that the clips atota very simple,- heap and indestructible character, and that thestrap10 may be of braid,

iorcethe narrower flange 13' Lover the upper edge'of the back, the material of the back being 'sufliciently compress? ble during this-action tocausethe tooth 13- As above pretape, or any other it being essentialonly that it be of a nature adapted to be threaded through the slots as,indicated.

We claim tachment of a strap to a consisting of against the edge of thebrush back and ha v-' 1. The herein described clip for thezatbrush thesame comprisinga single piece of sheet material a vertical side panel tolie close suitable flexible material,

mg, a pair oi slots formed therein, and a' pair of upperand lowerflanges extending-1,

horizontally from the side panel parallel to each other,"

Aidevice as Samoan in claim lin which one of the 'flanges is widerthanthej other.

13. A deviceas set forth in claiml in which i the: lower flange is widerthan the upper flanges are provided'with" flange, and both meansto biteinto the brush back.

' 4=.The-co'mbination with a brush has having a smooth unbroken edge;and 'a one piece strap to constitutea handle for-the backg-of means todetachably secureithe end portions of the strapfto sald smooth edge 4of'the back, said lIiGfLIlS-COIDPI'iSlIlg apa r of clips each having aside portionwith.

slots through which an end of the strap maybe threaded and held snuglyagainst the edge of the brush -back,-th e free'end=- be-:

ing adjacent to the upper edge of the clip,

strap, said clip including also integral members embracing thesmoothedge-of; the back and engaging the upper and lower surfacesthereof. I

In testimony tures.

l MATTHEWTJ'B'ENSGN.

MILTON U whereof- -w e aflix our signaand inside of the mainloop portionof the

